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A. M. MULLER 8v J. S. RUTER.

GAR. STARTER.

No. 335,472. eptedFeb, 2. 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

AXEL MALTA MULLER AND JOHAN SIEGFRIED BITTER, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

CAR-STARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,472, dated February 2, 1886.

Application filed September 18, 18%. Serial No. 178,395. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: shaft, and springs O are secured at one end Be it known that we, AXEL MALTA M L'LL'ER to the shaft and at the other end to the inside and JOHAN SIEGFRIED RIL'TER, subjects of the of the drum, winding upon the shaft in the King of Denmark, and residing at Oopensame manner as the springs of a watch or 5 hagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, have inclock. hen the car is running, the sleeve vented certain new and useful Improvements upon the axle is placed so as to be disengaged in Gar-Starters; and we do hereby declare that from the bevel-wheel upon the shaft, and the the following is a full, clear, and exact desleeve and bevel-wheel upon the rigid shaft scription of the invention, which will enable are also drawn back, so as to be perfectly free IO others skilled in the art to which it appertains of the bevel-wheels upon the axle; but when to make and use the same, reference being had it is desired to stop the car the sleeve with the to the accompanying drawings, which form a bevel-wheel is slid toward the axle, and the part of this specification, and in whichsleeve upon the axle is slid so as to bring one Figure l is a perspective View of as much of of the bevel-wheels into engagement withthe 1 the running-gear of a railroad-car and of our bevel-wheel upon the rigid shaft, and as the improved car-starter as will illustrate our in car travels forward and the wheels and axle vention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, revolve the bevel-wheel and sleeve and drum and Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modification will be revolved upon the shaft and wind the of the same. spring upon the same, thus gradually stop- 20 Similar letters of reference indicate correping the car. One of the pawls will now stop sponding parts in all the figures. the sleeve and drum from being turned back Our invention has relation to so-called can by the spring, and by shifting the sleeve with starters, or devices in which the force used the bevel-wheels, so as to bring the other for stopping a vehicle may be stored so as to bevel-wheel in engagement with the bevel- 25 assist in starting the vehicle; and it consists wheel upon the shaft, the spring may uncoil in the improved construction and combination and turn the drum when released, and turn of parts of the same, as hereinafter more fully the bevel-wheel upon the axle and the axle in described and claimed. the direction in which the wheels and axle In the accompanying drawings, the letterA revolve when starting, thus assisting in start- 0 indicates the axle of a railroad-car, and B one ing the car, whereupon the bevel-wheels may of the wheels. A sleeve, 0, turns with the again be slid out of engagement with each said axle and slides longitudinally upon the other. same, having suitable means for sliding it, a In Fig. 3 is shown a small pinion, 1, upon lever, D, being shown in the drawings. Two the sleeve nponthe rigid shaft, which pinion 5 bevel-wheels, EE, are secured upon the sleeve, meshes with a cogged rack, Q, having its end and a shaft, F, is secured in the car-frame at a bearing against a number of elliptic springs, right angle to the axle, the said shaft being R, and it will be seen thatin stopping, the rack secured rigidly so as not to turn. A sleeve, will be forced toward the springs compressing G, turns upon the said shaft, and has a bevelthem, whereupon in starting, the springs may 40 wheel, 'H, secured at its outer end, and this expand and thus assist in starting the car. sleeve is attached to the end of a suitable The pawls engaging the ratchet-wheels are lever, I, by means of which it may he slid engaged and disengaged, according to the dilongitndinally upon the shaft. The sleeve is rection in which it is desired to allow the provided with ratchet-wheels J and K, havsleeve upon the shaft to revolve, and may re 5 ing their teeth facing in opposite directions, tain the springs wound for any length of time, and these ratchet-wheels are engaged by two allowing the stored up force to be retained for pawls, L and M, having suitable means for any length of time and to be used at any time. disengaging them from their respective ratch- The springs will act as a brake instopping the et-wheels. The inner end of the sleeve is car, and will stop it evenly and gradually [00 50 provided with a drum, N, and the sleeve is without a jar, at the same time stopping it cut away within the drum, so as to expose the effectually, as the wheels cannot revolve when and sliding upon the axle and having means for sliding it and provided with bevel-wheels at its ends, a shaft secured rigidly at a right angle to the axle, a sleeve turning upon and sliding upon the shaft and provided with a bevel-wheel at its outer end and with ratchetwheels having their teeth facing in opposite directions, pawls engaging the said ratchetwheels, a drum secured to the sleeve at its inner end, and coiled springs secured at one end to the-shaft and at the other ends to the inside of the drum, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

This specification signed by us this fifth day 25 of August, 1885.

AXEL MALTA MULLER. JOHAN SIEGFRIED RUTER.

\Vitnesses:

-N. B. RAUPACH,

A. LEGARTH. 

